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1	1	H.C.R. No. 190
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Residents of Northeast Texas lost a brave and
6	6	dedicated member of the community with the death of volunteer
7	7	firefighter Joe Pat Jordan on July 4, 2008, at the age of 71; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan was an active member and the
9	9	secretary-treasurer of the Pickton-Pine Forest Volunteer Fire
10	10	Department, which he helped found in 1976; on July 2, 2008, he and
11	11	another firefighter were responding to a call when Mr. Jordan
12	12	suffered a heart attack shortly after leaving the station; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Born on January 26, 1937, to Maurice and Zelena
14	14	Jordan, Joe Pat Jordan worked as an electrician for 37 years and
15	15	retired from Verizon; he shared a long and fulfilling marriage with
16	16	his wife, Nell Jordan, with whom he raised three children; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Known throughout the area for his generosity of
18	18	spirit, Mr. Jordan was not only deeply involved in the development
19	19	of the fire department, but he also shared his time with the
20	20	cemetery committee and served for more than a decade as a board
21	21	member of the Como-Pickton Independent School District; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Members of the Pickton-Pine Forest Volunteer Fire
23	23	Department made a formal request to have Mr. Jordan's name added to
24	24	the Volunteer Firemen monument on the grounds of the State Capitol,
25	25	and the State Firemen's & Fire Marshals' Association of Texas
26	26	approved the request in March 2009; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Joe Pat Jordan carried out his duties with courage
28	28	and a selfless commitment to his fellow citizens, and the family,
29	29	friends, and colleagues of this remarkable man will forever carry
30	30	their memories of him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
31	31	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
32	32	hereby pay tribute to volunteer firefighter Joe Pat Jordan and
33	33	extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of
34	34	52 years, Nell Jordan; to his children, Jeff Jordan, Carolyn
35	35	Woolverston, and Sharon Carr; to his 10 grandchildren and his
36	36	great-grandchild; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be
37	37	it further
38	38	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
39	39	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
40	40	Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
41	41	Joe Pat Jordan.
42	42	Homer
43	43	______________________________ ______________________________
44	44	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
45	45	I certify that H.C.R. No. 190 was unanimously adopted by a
46	46	rising vote of the House on April 30, 2009.
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48	48	Chief Clerk of the House
49	49	I certify that H.C.R. No. 190 was unanimously adopted by a
50	50	rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009.
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Secretary of the Senate
53	53	APPROVED: __________________
54	54	Date
55	55	__________________
56	56	Governor